Definitions for inactivate

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inactivate in·ac·ti·vate

Spelling: [in-ak-tuh-veyt]

IPA: /ɪnˈæk təˌveɪt/

Inactivate is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 312 anagrams from letters in inactivate (aaceiinttv).

Definitions for inactivate

verb (used with object)

1. to make inactive:
2. Immunology. to stop the activity of (certain biological substances).

Origin of inactivate

First recorded in 1905-10; inactive + -ate¹

Examples for inactivate

Extracts in which no attempt was made to inactivate the enzymes present proved unsatisfactory.